The Board of Regents, State of Iowa at its May 2003 meeting approved the
name change of the University of Iowa department of orthopaedic surgery to
the department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation.

The name change demonstrates the important role of rehabilitation in the
care of patients with disabilities and injuries to the limbs and spine, said
Joseph Buckwalter, M.D. professor and head of the department.

"Now we can better acknowledge comprehensive approaches for the best
patient care," he said. "We want to ensure focus is not placed
just upon surgery, but also on rehabilitation of our patients."

Orthopaedics is a medical specialty involving preservation, restoration
and development of the form and function of the musculoskeletal system and
spine by medical, surgical and physical methods.

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